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Angstrom Linux on Beagleboard boots into sleep mode


I'm running GNOME on Angstrom Linux on a Beagleboard, and have an issue when the device boots, i'm running the 2013-06-20 image from http://beagleboard.org/latest-images.

Power on, and the screen will display the Beagleboard logo, and continues to boot up. The screen goes black, but instead of loading onto the desktop, the screens (I've tried a few just to make sure) report no output from the device. If i move the mouse/press a key on the keyboard however it wakes up and displays the desktop.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a way to prevent this 'sleep mode' (I doubt that's what it is, its just the best phrase I can think of describe this problem) from happening and just to boot up & display the desktop?

Cheers.


Solution

  • This seems to have fixed the issue I was having, firstly I'd suggest updating any outdated packages by opening a terminal and typing

    opkg update 
    

    this should only take ~1 minute, aftewards type

    opkg upgrade
    

    This can take anywhere from ~10minutes to ~6 hours maybe even more, so be patient, just leave the device alone until it has finished.

    then open the following file

    nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    

    and add the following

    Section "ServerFlags"
       Option   "BlankTime"     "0"
       Option   "StandbyTime"   "0"
       Option   "SuspendTime"   "0"
       Option   "OffTime"       "0"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Monitor"
       Option       "DPMS"  
       Identifier   "Builtin Default Monitor"
    EndSection
    

    This should also disable any screensavers etc... which was also ideal for my requirements.

    Reboot your device, and it should be good to go.